Adiantum is a Barony within the Principality of the Summits,
Which is a part of the Kingdom of An Tir. Our Barony, (which encompasses all of Lane County), is bordered at our southern clines, by the Shire of Briaroak, and to the north, by the Shire of Coeur du Val.
While you are always welcome to travel far and wide to visit many different lands, most people who are seriously involved in SCA activities like to call one place their home, and draw much pride in their involvement with that canton, shire, barony, principality, or kingdom.
Unfamiliar with any of those words?
Here are some links that might help.
Canton
Shire
Barony
Principality
Kingdom
While these explanations may not be completely fitting for the terms as we use them today, they do give an excellent explanation of where we derived our own locations from. |
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Baron Tadhg and Baroness Morrghan
welcome you to the Barony of Adiantum.
What is the SCA?
The avowed purpose of the SCA is the study and recreation of the European Middle Ages, its crafts, sciences, arts, traditions, literature, etc. The SCA "period" is defined to be Western civilization before 1600 AD, concentrating on the Western European High Middle Ages. Under the aegis of the SCA we study dance, calligraphy, martial arts, cooking, metalwork, stained glass, costuming, literature... well, if they did it, somebody in the SCA does it (Except die of the Plague!).
As you can probably guess, the thing that separates the SCA from a Humanities 101 class is the active participation in the learning process. To learn costuming, you design and build costumes. To learn SCA infantry fighting, you make armor, weapons, shields, etc., and put them on and go learn how it feels to wear them when somebody is swinging a (rattan) sword at you. To learn brewing, you make (and sample!) your own wines, meads and beers.
You will frequently hear a SCA person describe the SCA as recreating the Middle Ages "as they ought to have been." In some ways this is true -- we have few plagues, indoor plumbing, few peasants. In the dead of winter we have other things to eat than King's venison, salt pork and dried tubers. However, a better description is that we selectively recreate medieval culture, choosing elements of the culture that interest and attract us.
The SCA was started in 1966 in Berkeley, California by a group of science fiction and fantasy fans who wanted a theme party. Following the party, a group got together to discuss the idea of a medieval re-creation and re-enactment group (which has ended up being much like the Civil War, Revolutionary War or Buck-skinning re-enactment groups that were beginning to form in the US). In Britain, medieval and British Civil War recreation societies had existed for any number of years. The Californians incorporated as a non-profit educational society, started forming groups, and away they went.
Since 1966, the society has grown to include over 30,000 paying members in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Romania, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. Many of us guess that for every dues-paying member, there are several other active participants.
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Recent Updates
You might notice the spiffy new spring banner.
Council minutes have been updated as well as the latest Bi-Cranial Bear! See the whole collection here. (1-13-09, 2-7-09, 3-12-09, 4-19-09, 5-27-09)
A winter banner has been added on account of the snow. General maintenance and updates on the armorial.
A fall layout has been applied to the index.
There has been an Officer's shelf added to the library containing archery info
The Archery meetings have been updated. Check it out.
Check out our revamped armorial. You can add to it by sending an email to Digr.
-- Check out our weekly Meetings, Gatherings, and Events
--The new website is beginning to go up.
--Twelfth Night is coming up January 9th - 11th.
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